OMA Wins Museo Egizio 2024 International Competition
An international design competition for the Museo Egizio 2024, organized by the Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, was won by a consortium led by OMA, which includes Andrea Tabocchini Architecture and Guendalina Salimei's T-Studio. They triumphed over five finalists, with Kengo Kuma & Associates securing second place and Pininfarina Architecture in third. The proposal involves the expansion and renovation of the Palazzo del Collegio dei Nobili's internal courtyard in Turin, spanning 925 sqm. Notable aspects include a glass roof and the "Piazza Egizia," a versatile public courtyard. The jury, under the leadership of Arch. Marco Albini, commended the project's emphasis on historical context and inclusivity, aiming to enhance the museum's public accessibility and coherence while contributing to Turin's architectural revitalization.
Key facts
- OMA-led consortium wins Museo Egizio 2024 competition
- Competition promoted by Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo
- Project covers 925 sqm courtyard renovation and 1,355 sqm hypogeum atrium
- Design includes glass roof and 'Piazza Egizia' public courtyard
- Jury chaired by Marco Albini
- Competition launched July 2022, bicentennial in 2024
- 34 participants from 9 countries, nearly 400 professionals
- Other finalists: Pininfarina Architecture, CRA, Snøhetta, Kengo Kuma
Entities
Artists
- David Gianotten
- Andrea Tabocchini
- Guendalina Salimei
- Giuseppe Bove
- Carlo Ratti
- Jette Cathrin Hopp
- Kengo Kuma
- Rem Koolhaas
- Andreas Karavanas
- Christian Greco
- Evelina Christillin
- Francesco Profumo
- Marco Albini
- Michele De Lucchi
Institutions
- OMA
- Office for Metropolitan Architecture
- Andrea Tabocchini Architecture
- T-Studio
- Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo
- Pininfarina Architecture
- CRA – Carlo Ratti Associati
- Snøhetta
- Kengo Kuma & Associates
- Museo Egizio
- Fondazione Museo delle Antichità Egizie di Torino
- Accademia delle Scienze
- GAM
- Gallerie d'Italia
- Caruso St John Llp
- Guicciardini & Magni architetti
- CZA – Cino Zucchi Architetti srl
- Architecten Jan de Vylder Inge Vinck
- Balance Architettura stp srl
- Lacaton et Vassal Architectes
- Artribune
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Palazzo del Collegio dei Nobili
- Piazza Carignano
- Piazza Egizia
- Taipei
- Taiwan
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Norway
- Netherlands
- Spain
- Sweden
- Belgium
- Kazakhstan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Switzerland
- Russia